ALEXANDRIA, VA – February 10, 2009- At their 82nd World Conference on Club Management, February 6-10 in New Orleans, LA, members of the Club Managers Association of America elected the 2009 officers and Board of Directors. Michael G. Leemhuis, CCM, (Certified Club Manager), CCE (Certified Chief Executive), general manager and CEO of Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD, was elected President; Allan S.U. Lum, CCM, CCE, general manager of Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, HI, was elected Vice President; and Kevin Carroll, CCM, CCE, general manager/COO of The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, FL, was elected Secretary/Treasurer.
Elected or re-elected as directors were:
*Richard H. Bayliss, Jr., CCM, CCE, COO of The Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, FL;
*Jill Philmon, CCM, general manager of Columbia Country Club in Blythewood, SC;
*Randall J. Ruder, CCM, CCE, general manager of Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck, NY; and
*David V. Stieglitz, CCM, general manager of Jacksonville Golf & Country Club in Jacksonville, FL.
Directors continuing to serve on the CMAA Board include:
*Peter Homberg, CCM, (Immediate Past President), general manager of Penn Club of New York in New York City;
*Lawrence J. “Skip” Avery, CCM, CCE, general manager of Country Club of St. Albans, in St. Albans, MO;
*Tony D’Errico, CCM, CCE, general manager/COO of Westwood Country Club in St. Louis, MO;
*Damon J. DiOrio, CCM, CCE, CEO of Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, NC;
*Stephen Downes, CCM, of Boston, MA;
*Joseph C. Fulco, CCM, general manager of Cattail Creek Country Club in Glenwood, MD; and
*Terra S. H. Waldron, CCM, CCE, general manager, Vice President and COO of The Desert Highlands Association in Scottsdale, AZ.
The CMAA officers and Board of Directors work with CMAA members and allied associations to develop and promote high standards of professionalism, leadership and education in club management.
About CMAA – The Club Managers Association of America is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. CMAA has close to 7,000 members across all classifications. Manager members run more than 3,000 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of members; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.
Contact:
Gerry Romano
(703) 739-9500
www.cmaa.org
